Bachelor [Exercise Science - Athletic Training] From Ripon College

Students completing this pre-professional major are prepared to enter graduate school in any of a number of therapeutic healthcare fields such as physical therapy, athletic training, occupational therapy, cardiac rehab, physician assistant and nurse practitioner.

Completion of this major will prepare students as integral parts of the healthcare and wellness team. Students will develop a professional philosophy of healthcare that is patient-centered and consistent with current professional standards. Graduates will be proficient at critically evaluating contemporary research relative to physical activity to ensure safe, valid, reliable assessment, evaluation, treatment and program design, while also considering social, cultural, economic and political factors that influence sport, physical activity, rehabilitation and health/wellness programs.